cheetah: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

T.M. Caro, Cheetahs of the Serengeti Plains: Group Living in an Asocial Species (1994), summarizes ecological findings of more than a decade of field research and compares solitary and group behaviour of cheetahs with that of other cats. Cheetahs in a Hot Spot (2000), produced by Tigress Productions and part of the PBS televison series Nature, documents on video the lives of a Namibian cheetah and her cubs in addition to examining efforts to mitigate the conflicting needs of cheetahs and ranchers.

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Warren Johnson
    Staff Scientist, Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, U.S.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology - Three Characteristics of Cheetah Galloping Improve Running Performance Through Spinal Movement: A Modeling Study. Jul 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology - Three Characteristics of Cheetah Galloping Improve Running Performance Through Spinal Movement: A Modeling Study. May 08, 2024
Noted that it is the fastest sprinter. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Cheetah. Jul 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Cheetahs: Earth's fastest land animals. Apr 01, 2023
Removed media. Aug 26, 2021
Top Questions updated. May 28, 2021
Corrected display issue. Mar 02, 2021
Add new Web site: CoolKidFacts.com - Cheetah Facts. Dec 26, 2016
Add new Web site: Easy Science for kids - Cheetah Facts for Kids Video. Dec 26, 2016
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Cheetah for Kids – Endangered Species. Dec 26, 2016
Added video. Mar 18, 2015
Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals and Plants - Cheetah. Dec 13, 2013
Add new Web site: World Wildlife Fund Global - Cheetah. Dec 13, 2013
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Cheetah. Dec 13, 2013
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Cheetah. Dec 13, 2013
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Cheetah. Dec 13, 2013
Add new Web site: Wildscreen Arkive - Cheetah. Dec 13, 2013
Add new Web site: Smithsonian National Zoological Park - Cheetah. Dec 13, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Cheetah. Dec 13, 2013
Add new Web site: Defenders of Wildlife - Cheetah. Aug 20, 2012
Updated geologic time data. Aug 17, 2012
Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Fun Cheetah Facts for Kids. Mar 16, 2012
Media added. Feb 07, 2012
Added photograph. Sep 09, 2011
Added new Web site: National Geographic Kids - Animals - Cheetah. May 12, 2009
Added new Web site: Extreme Science - The Fastest Animal on Land - Cheetah. Apr 16, 2009
Added new Web site: Animal Planet - Cheetah. Apr 14, 2009
Article revised and updated. Sep 11, 2008
Added new Web site: National Geographic - Cheetah. Sep 02, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Cheetah. May 27, 2008
Media added. Apr 29, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Cheetah. Feb 28, 2008
Added new Web site: SmithsonianÂ’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute - Cheetah. Feb 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Nature - Cheetahs in a Hot Spot. Jul 24, 2006
Added new Web site: African Wildlife Foundation - Cheetah. May 09, 2006
Article revised. Feb 24, 2005
Article revised. Dec 17, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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